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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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